What Is Natural Insect Repellent?

i am so afraid of any kind of insect especially cockroaches and i want to act before i have a problem with it. What do you suggest i do to prevent the insects from even approaching my house? If this happens, how do i minimize the problem?

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There is nothing more annoying than having a houseplant with an insect infestation and not knowing what to do about it. To prevent destruction from pesky insects, though, you must know what you are up against and what is effective to keep the pests away.

The best way to prevent insect stings is to avoid all stinging insects ... but that's hard to do, even if you do stay inside all the time. Before we focus on the various tips and hints to prevent insects and pests in your shed, it is important to understand why this process is important. If you have a wooden shed, letting insects and pests roam about freely without any restriction in your shed can quickly cause structural damage. It will also become a health problem. Pests and insects often borrow into the wood and leave the structure weaker. Further, the structure will become unsafe if you allow insects to infest the structure. You may face the problem of insect bites, rashes and other allergies. Further, if you have the shed very close to your house, you may find these insects attacking your house as well. Hence, it is important to treat this part of your house as any other room and take remedial action to keep it free of pests and insects as early as possible. One advantage these two chemical compounds have over some plant-based insect repellents is their effectiveness at repelling ticks, including those that carry Lyme disease.

Insect repellent sprays are applied to the skin and clothing to discourage insects from landing on that surface. Many insects carry and spread diseases such as West Nile fever, Lyme disease, bubonic plague, and others. The use of repellents can help prevent and control outbreaks of such insect-borne diseases. Some repellents are very...

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Around the world millions of people spend a lot of money on buying insectrepellents for domestic use. This is a very important investment for families as insects and various arthropod pests spread dangerous diseases, killing or sickening millions of people each year. In fact, the health of a family may sometimes depend even on the choice of insectrepellent being used at home. Insects and other disease spreading pests can threaten the health and lives of families and individuals in a community, many lethal diseases such as Lyme disease, bubonic plague, dengue fever and malaria, for example, are spread by biting or stinging pests. The pests include all insects, example, the mosquito is responsible for spreading malaria, as well as ticks which spread Lyme disease. The citizens of first world countries typically tend to become infected through the bite or sting of insects and bugs while they are abroad. Indeed, travelers to exotic locales are often affected by nasty diseases transmitted by insects or bugs and bring such disease home with them. The greatest dangers lurk closer home and one need not travel across the world to face tiny pests. Many local insects and bugs in North America can cause serious diseases....

...﻿An insectrepellent is a substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces which discourages insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface. There are also insectrepellent products available based on sound production, particularly ultrasound (inaudibly high frequency sounds). These electronic devices have been shown to have no effect as a mosquito repellent by studies done by the EPA and many universities.[1]
Insectrepellents help prevent and control the outbreak of insect-borne diseases such as malaria, Lyme disease, dengue fever, bubonic plague, and West Nile fever. Pest animals commonly serving as vectors for disease include the insects flea, fly, and mosquito; and the arachnid tick.
Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents.[9][10] In comparative studies, IR3535 was as effective or better thanDEET in protection against mosquitoes.[11] However, some plant-based repellents may provide effective relief as well.[9][10][12] Essential oil repellents can be short-lived in their effectiveness, since essential oils can evaporate completely.
A test of various insectrepellents by an independent consumer organization found that repellents...

...INTRODUCTION
A. Rationale
The researchers chose this issue because of the increasing incidents of dengue fever cases in the region & in the country. They believe that this study will greatly contribute to the prevention of insect bites especially in younger children. The researchers are aiming that it will help minimize the cases of dengue which is considered as a year round disease & is fatal.
Health care in the Philippines has been a dilemma of many Filipinos especially those families that belong to low economic condition. One of the Department of Health’s health maintenance promotion is to use alternative health care such as herbs as long as it is not contraindicated with other health care problems. Example of herbal alternative cure is eucalyptus, garlic etc. These herbs may be available at our very own backyards & is practical.
B. Statement Of Problem
• How can we make an All-NaturalInsectRepellent which is affordable and environment-friendly?
• Will this All-NaturalInsectRepellent be effective?
C. Significance Of The Study
The researchers believe that this study is greatly significant in the lives of the Filipinos especially those who belong to the middle and lower classes. All-NaturalInsectRepellent will greatly help in reducing cases of the disease and also in financial costs. In the Philippines...

...Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents.[9][10] In comparative studies, IR3535 was as effective or better than DEET in protection against mosquitoes.[11] However, some plant-based repellents may provide effective relief as well.[9][10][12] Essential oil repellents can be short-lived in their effectiveness, since essential oils can evaporate completely.
A test of various insectrepellents by an independent consumer organization found that repellents containing DEET or picaridin are more effective than repellents with "natural" active ingredients. All the synthetics gave almost 100% repellency for the first 2 hours, where the naturalrepellent products were most effective for the first 30 to 60 minutes, and required reapplication to be effective over several hours.[13]
For protection against mosquitos, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a statement in May 2008 recommending equally DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus and IR3535 for skin.[14] Permethrin is recommended for clothing, gear, or bed nets.[9] In an earlier report, the CDC found oil of lemon eucalyptus to be more effective than other plant-based treatments, with a similar effectiveness to low concentrations of DEET.[15] However, a 2006 published study found in both cage and...

...“NATURAL MOSQUITO REPELLENT”
I. INTRODUCTION
Mosquitoes can be unwelcome guest these rainy days and it is a major insect problem of people. Commercial repellents are harsh, have poisons that are not suitable for children and not always effective in repelling these pesky bugs. We don’t know what are the side effects of these repellents are. Some leaves, unripe fruit, and their seeds contain vermicidal and insectidal properties. It is an inexpensive alternative in avoiding mosquito that causes diseases like dengue and malaria. These insects can also cause economic losses in cattle and other livestock through blood loss, disease transmission and irritation. We arrived at this kind of problem because we want to prevent ourselves from mosquitoes that cause diseases like dengue, malaria as well as painful or uncomfortable insect bites. And we want to avoid slapping and whirring hands when it’s stricken to us and to come up with an effective and safe mosquito repellent product. We don’t need poisons to deal with insects.
II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
TITLE; Shoo, Fly: NaturalInsectRepellent
By: Laurel Vukovic
From: Natural Health
July/August, 1994
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...in doing these things. Example is the insects.
One of the easy ways to prevent insects is to use insect repellant. This is the reason why the researcher decides to make a liquid insect repellant. There are many commercially available liquid insect repellant in the market. The commonly used commercial liquid insect repellant in the Philippines is quite unaffordable and use chemical that may cause irritation. The researcher plans to use all natural ingredients in the liquid insect repellant in his study. Since the ingredient to be used is natural, the liquid insect repellant to be made is more affordable and environment friendly.
B. Statement of the Problem
Is it possible to make an effective liquid insect repellant out of the cacao (theobroma cacao), lansones (lansium domesticum), garlic (allium sativum) and eucalyptus? If it’s possible, how is the price and effectiveness of it comparing to the commercially available one.
C. Significance of the Study
The study is significant to the people who want to protect their house and their love ones against insects specially those who can’t afford the commercially available insectrepellent which use chemicals.
D. Scope and Limitations
The study
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The patentee Henan Elraz of the “InsectRepellent Formulations” stated thatthe present invention provides an insectrepellent aqueous formulation comprising of the following ingredients: a combination of at least two essential oils, citrus peel tincture, and vinegar. The novel combination of ingredients in the insectrepellent formulation of the invention creates a substantially enhanced effect compared to that obtained by using each of the ingredients separately.
The formulation of the invention uniquely combines active ingredients possessing repelling effects on insects (e.g. essential oils, vinegar) with an alcoholic extract of citrus peel which allows effective dispersion of the formulation in the air surrounding the person using the formulation, as well as stabilization.
In a preferred embodiment the formulation further comprises an emulsifier.
In one embodiment the essential oils are selected from the group consisting of lemongrass oil, citronella oil, eucalyptus oil, tea tree oil, lavender oil, geranium oil, clove oil, Cajeput oil and Lemon balm oil. The concentration (volume/volume) of each of the essential oils in the formulation ranges between about 0.1% and about 3%, preferably between about 0.5% and about 2%.
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Best Natural Mosquito Repellents: Repel Mosquitoes with Celery Extract, Tauroniro Tree Extract
Mosquitos transmit disease to more than seven hundred million people each year. Diseases transfered by insects is the number one cause of sickness and death in the world today. Most of these diseases occur in tropical and subtropical climates, but there no longer is any place in the world immune from disease carrying insects. In North America the threat of a mosquito bite had never been a major concern until the threat of West Nile Virus surfaced in 1999.
The ability to repel mosquitoes has now become more of a necessity than a choice. The use of naturalrepellents to ward of mosquitoes, ticks and other insects has increased greatly in recent years due to concerns of brain damage and other health risks associated with the ingredient known as DEET found in most chemical insectrepellents.
Other shortcomings of DEET include its bad odor and unpleasant feel to the skin. It loses its potency in rising temperatures, and it can be washed off by sweat and the rain. Label warnings state not to apply indoors or use more than three times per day. DEET continues to be used today because of it has proven to be the most effective and long lasting protection...